METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING TRANSACTIONS ON A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER SYSTEM EMPLOYING MULTIPLE LOCK INDICATIONS - Patent 0358690

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EP 0 358 690 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.03.1990 Bulletin 1990/12

(21)	Application number: 88904323.0

(22)	Date of filing: 22.04.1988

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 15/ 16^{( . )}
G06F 9/ 52^{( . )}
G06F 13/ 42^{( . )}

G06F 9/ 46^{( . )}
G06F 13/ 366^{( . )}
G06F 15/ 177^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1988/001359

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1988/008571 (03.11.1988 Gazette 1988/24)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

01.05.1987 US 19870044486

(71)	Applicant: DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
	Maynard, MA 01754 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GILLETT, Richard, B., Jr. Westford, MA 01886 (US) WIILIAMS, Douglas, D. Pepperell, MA 01463 (US)

(74)	Representative: Goodman, Christopher, et al
	Eric Potter & Clarkson St. Mary's Court St. Mary's Gate Nottingham NG1 1LE Nottingham NG1 1LE (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING TRANSACTIONS ON A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER SYSTEM EMPLOYING MULTIPLE LOCK INDICATIONS